Distributer for feed-spouts.



FRED C. MATTHEWS, OF ORANGEVILLE, OHIO.

DISTRIBUTER FOR FEED-SPOUTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, i916.

Application filed May 3, 1915. Serial No. 25,573.

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i t known that I, Fano C. Mn'rrrmws, a of the United States, residlng at State of (hio, have invented certain 'new and useful improvements in Distributors for Feed-Sprints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings.'

My invention relates to distributing devices, and particularly to means for distributing material discharged from feed spout such as the spouts of elevators or in iii circumstances. l

rhe primary object of this invention is the provision of a device which is adapted to be detaohalily mounted upon the end of a feed spout and which will act to distribute and evenly mix' material boing discharged through. said spout.v

further object of the invention is to 1r goately intermingle coarse and fine parbeing discharged from a spout so that the particles will not remain at the of the pile formed by the discl'iarged ,maarai while the coarse particles roll down to the gin of the piie, thus separating the different of particles and dcpreciating the cuaiity of the whole product. l'n other my general object is to distribute mate iii evenly over the surface of the bin into the spout' discharges, thereby prevent- 'he separation of the coarse and fine pareach other as occurs when no device lthis kind is used.

further object of the invention is the provision of a distributing' member provided (,iistrihuting wheel having7 blades, inced distributing wheel being,- rotated ier by the action of the material itself as ischargcd from the spout, or hy any other suitable mechanical appliance.

further object of the in vcntion is to provi c device of this character' which is atdie. to and detachable from any ordiv eicvatoi.' spout, and which is. simple in rucbion, easy of operation, and may be readily repaired when desired.

@ther objects will appear in the coursel of following description. f invention is illustrated in the accom'- j drawino, wherein:

e 'i is a front elevation of disappiied to a spout Fig. 2 a, side of the same; Fig. 8 is a sectional ough the distributer; Fig. i is sec ft/rsngcrille. in the county of Trumbull'and y.

tional view through the spout showing the clamp applied thereto.

Referring Yto the drawing,"2 designates a discharge spout such as the discharge spout Aoi an elevator, this spout dischargingr into a bin or other container. Detachably mounted upon the discharge spout is a supporting ring 3 which is preferably made of oppositely disposed sections and bolted together by the bolts 4: and 5 so as to embrace and hold firmly upon the discharge spout. This clamping ring so formed of oppositely disposed sections is adapted to provide a transversely extending bar (l from which depend' the rods 7. The rods 7 at their upper ends are adjustably engaged with the bar 6, and for this purpose the upper end of the rods 7 may be vertically slotted and bolts 8 be passed through the upwardly turned ends of the rbars 6 and through said slots7 the bolts beingengaged by nuts. By this means the rods may he not only adjusted vertically but may be adjusted angularly with relation to theV spout 2. Disposed between the lower ends of the rods 'i' is a bottom cross bar 9 having upturned perforated ends through which Ybolts 10 pass, these bolts 'engaging the side rods 7. Preferably the upper bar 6 in actual practice is about twelve inches long, while the lower bar 9 is about fourteen inches long.

Bolted or otherwise mounted upon the bar 9 which forms part of the supporting frame previously described, is a casting lil, provided with acenter bore l2, and extending upward from this bore a sleeve d3. r.'fhe lower/end of this sleeve is formed with a bearingJ surface 14 yadapted to coact with an antifriction ball l5. The upper end of the sleeve is formed with an annular bearing' 16 forming la ball race. Disposed within the sleeve 13 and rotatable therein, is a vertical shaft 17 which carries the distributing member proper. This distributing member consists preferably of an` approximately conical body 18 having downwardly and outwardly divcrging sides to the apex of which the shaft is connected in any suitable manner so that the distributing member may rotate with the shaft. Mounted upon or .formed on the outer face of this conical body 18 are a plurality of blades 19. Each blade` blades project out beyond the conical inem-l ber, as'at 20, and are` preferabiy slightly :curved upward, The inner edge of each blade is upwardly turned, as at 2l. These blades may be attached to the conical memer in any suitable manner, but as illustrated each blade is formed with a plurality of lugs 22 projecting at right angles to the blade and which are .riveted or otherwise attached to the conical member.

ot each blade conforms closely to the tace l losof the conical member.

In the construction illustrated the force of the material descending through the spout 2 will act to rotate the distributing member by contact with the several blades, but I do not Wish to be limited to this as in some circumstances it will be desirable to positively rotate the distributing member7 and in that ease, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. l, the shaft 17 is extended'downward 'through 20 the bar 9 and is connected to any desired form of power transmission device, as for instance the belt or band 23.

While I do not Wish to be limited to the use thereof7 I may apply intermediate blades 24 between the blades 18 and disposed adjacent the lower end of the conical body. It Will be noted that by adjusting the rods 7 and angularly adjusting the cross bar 9 the distributor may be centered beneath the discharge end of the spout so that the material discharged from the spout will have a uniform action upon the distributer.

he operation of my mechanism will be plainly obvious from what has gone before. The material dlscharged from the spout Will descend upon the distributing Wheel or member, and the Weight of the material Will cause the Wheel to revolve. The centrifugal force of the rapidly rotating wheel will cause the material to spread over the bin and distribute the material evenly over the surface of the bin7 thus entirely preventing the separation of the .tine Iand coarse parts of the material from eachother. 4b ave found in practice that a device of this kind is thoroughly effective in prevent-- `1ng the segregation of particles having 'difan elevator spout, it will ot course be under 1t may be modifie lin many respects without. departing from the spirit of the invention.

aving thus described my invention, what claim is: l. A distributing device for elevator disau charge pipes comprising a suppmtingframe including a clamp adapted yto detachably ein gage a discharge pipe, and members depend ing trom and adjustable with. relation to clamp, a cross bar carried by said members and adjustable with relation thereto, .and rotatable distributer mounted upon thecross bar. y 2. A. distributing device for elevatordisc large pipesl comprising pipe engaging` se@ from said sections and angularly adjustable with relation thereto, a cross bar carried by said rods and angularly adjustable With relation thereto, carried by said cross ranged blades.

VA distributing device for discharge pipes, comprising a supporting frame ini cluding a sectional clamp adapted to detachably engage the discharge pipe, side bars pivotally connected at one end to said clamp, a cross bar having an angularly adjustable connection With the other ends of the side s bars, and a distributor rotatably mountedv upon said cross bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED cQMATTHEWs.

Witnesses j `WILLmM A. MAITLAND;

-WALLACE C. LEFFINGWELL. 

